Carry-On
2024 thriller film by Jaume Collet-Serra
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- Carry-On is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by T.
- Its plot follows a young TSA officer who is blackmailed into allowing a nerve agent on board a flight during Christmas Eve in order to kill 250 people.
- Plot Ethan Kopek, a TSA officer at LAX, has become cynical after being rejected from the police academy for concealing his father's criminal history.
- Instead, Ethan asks his supervisor Phil Sarkowski to assign him to manage a baggage-scanning lane, hoping to demonstrate his merit for a promotion.
- He orders him to let a specific carry-on case pass through the scanner, or Nora will be killed.
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WikipediaCarry-On is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by T. J. Fixman. The film stars Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, and Jason Bateman. Its plot follows a young TSA officer who is blackmailed into allowing a nerve agent on board a flight during Christmas Eve in order to kill 250 people.
Carry-On was released by Netflix on December 13, 2024, received positive reviews from critics, and earned more views during its opening week than any other film released on Netflix in 2024.
Ethan Kopek, a TSA officer at LAX, has become cynical after being rejected from the police academy for concealing his father's criminal history. On Christmas Eve, his pregnant girlfriend Nora encourages him to reapply to pursue his dream. Instead, Ethan asks his supervisor Phil Sarkowski to assign him to manage a baggage-scanning lane, hoping to demonstrate his merit for a promotion.
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